Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
of the following is a kingdom composed of eukaryotic heterotrophs that lack a cell
wall?
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2.
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Which
of the following kingdoms is composed of eukaryotic decomposers that contain cells walls with
chitin?
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3.
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Which
of the following kingdoms is composed of multicellular autotrophs that have a cell wall made of
cellulose?
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4.
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Which
of the following kingdoms is composed of eukaryotic producers and consumers that like moist, aquatic
environments?
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5.
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Carolus Linnaeus was the first to use the scientific classification system that gives
an organism its scientific name. We currently call the system for giving an organism a
scientific name _________________. a. | genomic nomenclature | b. | binomial nomenclature | | | | |
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Which
kingdom is composed of unicellular prokaryotes that live in extreme environments like boiling hot
geysers or salt lakes? a. | Eubacteria | b. | Archaebacteria | | | | |
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Which
kingdom contains the pathogenic prokaryotes? a. | Eubacteria | c. | Fungi | b. | Archaebacteria | | | | |
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8.
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An
organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis is called a(n)
_______________.
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An
organism that eats other organic material and breaks it down through some form of digestion is called
a(n) __________________. a. | photosynthetic bacterium | b. | heterotroph | | | | |
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10.
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A
group of similar species that composes the first name of an organism’s scientific name is the
_____________.
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11.
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A
group that is ONLY composed of organisms that can reproduce to produce VIABLE offspring is a
_______________.
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12.
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A
group of similar orders in scientific taxonomy is called a(n) ____________.
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13.
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A
taxa that is larger than class but smaller than a kingdom is called a(n)
___________.
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14.
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The
group that contains the MOST species in taxonomy is the __________________.
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15.
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Which
scientist is responsible for first classifying organisms into two groups: plants and
animals? a. | Aristotle | b. | Carolus
Linnaeus | | | | |
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16.
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Which
scientist is the father of modern taxonomy because he first developed the kingdom classification
system? a. | Aristotle | b. | Carolus
Linnaeus | | | | |
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17.
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A
cell that lacks membrane-bound organelles is called a(n) __________________ cell. a. | prokaryotic | b. | eukaryotic | | | | |
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18.
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You
are collecting soil samples from Yellowstone National Park. You collect your third soil sample
from soil lining Old Faithful, a hot geyser in the park. When examining this soil sample under
the microscope, you would expect to find microscopic prokaryotic organisms from which of the
following kingdoms? a. | Archaebacteria | b. | Animalia | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements about viruses is FALSE? a. | Viruses contain
a protein coat. | b. | Viruses are
composed of prokaryotic cells. | | | | |
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20.
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A
host cell can BEST be described as a. | a cell that is used by a virus to
reproduce | b. | a cell that is
killed by the virus | | | | |
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True/False Viruses are NOT classified using the six kingdom classification
system because they are not considered to be biotic, or living.
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22.
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True/False Viruses respond to antibiotic medications.
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23.
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True/False Viruses contain a cell wall that helps them survive harsh,
unfavorable conditions.
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24.
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Which
of the following is NOT a type of virus that can infect humans? a. | herpes
simplex | b. | Streptococcus
pneumoniae | | | | |
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25.
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Which
of the following terms is used to describe bacterium that have a spiral shape?
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26.
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You
are examining a throat culture from a patient under the microscope. You notice that there are a
lot of round-shaped cells that are linked together in chains. Which of the following names is
most likely the bacterium that you are observing? HINT: Use your descriptive terms for
bacteria to determine the name. a. | Streptococcus pyrogenes | b. | Staphylococcus aureus | | | | |
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Which
of the following kingdoms contains ONLY prokaryotic organisms? a. | Archaebacteria | b. | Both a &
b | | | | |
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28.
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Which
of the following kingdoms contains eukaryotic heterotrophs?
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29.
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Which
of the following kingdoms can contain a producer?
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30.
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Which
of the following kingdoms can contain organisms with a cell wall? a. | Archaebacteria | b. | Animalia | | | | |
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31.
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You
discover an organism that has a cell wall with peptidoglycan. Its cells contain no
organelles. Which kingdom should you use to classify this organism? a. | Eubacteria | b. | Archaebacteria | | | | |
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32.
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You
discover a new organism. While observing its characteristics for classification, you notice
that its cells have a cell wall with cellulose. Which kingdom should you use to classify this
organism?
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33.
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Which
of the following kingdoms DOES NOT contain organisms with a cell wall?
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34.
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In
the life sciences, we currently use a _________ kingdom classification system.
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35.
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True/False Under the previous five kingdom classification system, the kingdoms
Eubacteria and Protista were grouped together under the kingdom Monera.
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36.
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Put
the following taxa in order from the largest grouping to the smallest grouping.
1. Order
2. Class
3.
Genus
4. Species
5.
Kingdom
6. Phylum
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Family a. | 5, 6, 2, 1, 7,
3, 4 | b. | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7 | | | | |
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37.
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The
classification of all living things is called ____________________.
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Matching
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Match
each kingdom with the type of cell that its organisms contain. a. | Prokaryotic | b. | Eukaryotic | | | | |
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38.
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Animalia
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39.
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Archaebacteria
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40.
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Eubacteria
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41.
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Protista
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42.
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Fungi
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43.
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Plantae
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Match
each kingdom with the type of cell wall that it contains. a. | Cell wall with
peptidoglycan | c. | Cell wall with
cellulose | b. | Cell wall without peptidoglycan | d. | Cell wall with chitin | | | | |
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44.
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Plantae
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45.
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Fungi
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46.
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Eubacteria
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47.
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Archaebacteria
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